Service bulletin 15-0082
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10058071 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2015-07-28 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15-0082 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-05-19 |
| NHTSA component | TRAILER HITCHES |
NHTSA's summary
FORD 2013-2014 ESCAPE: BULLETIN INFORMATION INVOLVING VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L GASOLINE TURBOCHARGED DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE WITH FACTORY EQUIPPED TRAILER TOW PACKAGE MAY EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHTNING. *LJ
The document
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Components
Trailer hitch
| FORD ESCAPE | 2013, 2014 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| SSM 47430 | 2018-09-10. Service bulletin. If a trailer hitch receiver is installed on a 2013-2018 Escape or 2015-2019 MKC vehicle equipped with a hands-free liftgate, the hands-free liftgate function will become inoperative. Hands-free liftgate function can be restored by replacing the existing hands-free liftgate actuation upper sensor (14F680), lower sensor (14F680), stone deflector (17779), hands-free liftgate actuation module (14B291), plastic fasteners (N807951S) and screws (W506964) that are required for the factory installed trailer hitch receiver with hands-free liftgate option. Replacement of these parts to restore hands-free liftgate function is not warrantable. Regardless of trailer hitch configuration, the hands-free liftgate system cannot be added to a vehicle that was originally built without the hands-free liftgate option. |
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| SSM-45838 | 2016-08-31. Service bulletin. INOPERATIVE HANDS-FREE LIFTGATE AFTER ADDITION OF TRAILER HITCH |